Henryville man accused of demanding sex or he would kill horse

Plans to plead guilty to burglary and stealing a gun

Charged with stalking, gun theft and leaving a note telling a woman he'd kill her horse if she didn't have sex with him, a Henryville man plans to plead guilty to two of the offenses, his attorney said.

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By ANDREW SCOTT

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By ANDREW SCOTT

Posted Jun. 14, 2013 at 12:01 AM
Updated Jun 16, 2013 at 11:32 PM

By ANDREW SCOTT

Posted Jun. 14, 2013 at 12:01 AM
Updated Jun 16, 2013 at 11:32 PM

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Charged with stalking, gun theft and leaving a note telling a woman he'd kill her horse if she didn't have sex with him, a Henryville man plans to plead guilty to two of the offenses, his attorney said.

Xavier Papo Liciaga-DeJesus, 18, waived his right to a preliminary hearing Thursday before Mountainhome Magisterial District Judge John Whitesell.

In Monroe County Correctional Facility in lieu of $50,000 bail as of Thursday, Liciaga-DeJesus plans to plead guilty in Monroe County Court to burglary and stealing a gun, said defense attorney Jason LaBar.

Though he has no prior criminal record, Liciaga-DeJesus could face one to two years in state prison because of the serious nature of the charges, LaBar said.

"As to why he did this, I can't really say for sure," LaBar said. "He tells me he's employed, though I don't know where or as what. I suspect he was stealing for more money to try to support the baby he has on the way."

A state police affidavit gives the following account:

On April 19, Robert Fenderlander Jr. called police to the Paradise Township property he and Katherine Fitzgerald share and reported the theft of a $200 .22-caliber Heritage Rough Rider revolver. It had been in a holster on the wall of a cabin on the property.

On May 14, Fitzgerald called police back to the property to report the thefts of a $500 Android Razor cellphone, a $700 iPad and $250 in cash from her business office/horse barn.

Police responded to the property a third time May 22 and were told Fitzgerald had found a note in her vehicle, according to court papers.

Written on an election postcard, the note read, "If you wanna (expletive deleted), come naked to the orange truck and you better or your horse will die."

Police saw the orange work truck referenced in the note.

Surveillance video showed a male, later identified as Liciaga-DeJesus, looking through a front window into the business office/horse barn earlier that day. Fitzgerald was in the building when Liciaga-DeJesus was looking in through the window.

The investigation led police to Liciaga-DeJesus' apartment May 23.

When interviewed at the Swiftwater barracks later that day, he told police he had gone to the cabin on the property, opened the door which had the keys in it at the time, seen the gun in the holster on the wall, grabbed it and fled. He said the gun was then placed in the unfinished ceiling of his brother-in-law's basement.

Liciaga-DeJesus also admitted to stealing the iPad, cellphone, money and a laptop computer from the office/barn and taking those items to his apartment. In addition, he confessed to watching a woman through the window of the building he had stolen those items from and writing the note she later found in her vehicle.